Category: NBA Draft Prospects
Basketball Insiders’ scouting report of Richaun Holmes.
NBA Croatian prospects Dragan Bender and Lovro Mazalin are among the overseas stars to receive invitations to the Basketball Without Borders Global camp in New York City, sources told Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress. Bender and Mazalin, both 17 years old, will participate in and attend the NBA All-Star festivities from February 13-15, 2015. Bender, the […]
Kendall Williams – New Mexico, Sr. Ht.: 6’4, wt.: 185 lbs. Strengths: Tall for his position. Great feel for the game. Quality distributor. Quick. Can hit the three. Weaknesses: Has to get stronger. Not an efficient scorer. Ball handling needs to improve to handle the caliber of defenders he’ll see at the NBA level.
Xavier Thames – San Diego State, Sr. Ht.: 6’3, wt.: 195 lbs. Strengths: One of the better defenders in the draft class. Long and a solid athlete. Can hit the three. Weaknesses: A little bit slight in frame. Undersized for a shooting guard. Not much of a playmaker.
LaQuinton Ross – Ohio State, Jr. Ht.: 6’8, wt.: 225 lbs. Strengths: Versatile. Good ball handler. Can hit the three. Solid rebounder. Significantly improved from sophomore to junior year. Weaknesses: Doesn’t always impact the game like he should. Defense. Doesn’t create much for others.
Johnny O’Bryant III – LSU, Jr. Ht.: 6’9, wt.: 250 lbs. Strengths: Strong and physical. Knows how to score in the low post. Good rebounder. Can hit the mid-range jump shot. Weaknesses: Not a great athlete. Doesn’t always dominate like he’s capable of. Didn’t improve as hope as from sophomore to junior year.
Jordan McRae – Tennessee, Sr. Ht.: 6’5, wt.: 178 lbs. Strengths: Athletic. At his best off of the dribble. Has consistently improved over the last four years. Willing passer. Can hit the NBA three pointer. Weaknesses: Has to add a serious amount of muscle. Shot selection. Inefficient.
Sean Kilpatrick – Cincinnati, Sr. Ht.: 6’4, wt.: 221 lbs. Strengths: A natural scorer who is a threat in every way on the offensive end of the floor. Strong and physical. Steadily improved throughout college. Decent rebounder. Weaknesses: Defense. One of the older players in the draft at 24 years of age. Shot selection.
DeAndre Kane – Iowa State, Sr. Ht.: 6’4, wt.: 200 lbs. Strengths: Big, strong and very physical point guard. Has good court vision. Can score in a variety of ways. Good rebounder. Weaknesses: Questions about his ability to defend point guards at NBA level. Never turned it over less than 2.9 times a game in […]
